device driver

English Thesaurus

1. (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	service program, utility, utility program,
definition	:	(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer (noun.communication)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	drive,
definition	:	cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	drive,
definition	:	cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling (verb.consumption)